Amish eight-pointed star pattern variation quilt, hand pieced and hand quilted. Rendered with cotton fabrics in colors of bright yellow, brown, and blue. The top is applied to a brown patterned backing, with a separately applied solid brown binding. 81" H x 80" W. Possibly Lancaster Co., Allentown Pennsylvania, circa 1840. CONDITION: Overall very good […]
Lot 225: Rare Eastern NC Sampler c. 1820 by Pussey Grady
Exceedingly rare Eastern North Carolina Needlework sampler by Pussey Grady of Duplin County, circa 1820. The silk on linen sampler features 6 alphabets rendered in a variety of stitches including cross, eyelet, box and Queen''s stitch, separated by simple borders and signed on the last line. Mounted on a black mat and housed under non-glare […]
Lot 223: Middle Tennessee 1844 Sampler, Mary Grimmet
Schoolgirl Needlework Sampler by Mary Grimmett of Lewis County, TN, signed and dated 1844. Silk on linen, rendered entirely in cross stitch. Strawberry border surrounding two Biblical verses from Psalms: "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Give unto the Lord the Glory Due unto his name / Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness" […]
Lot 224: VA or TN 1824 House & Roses Sampler, Elizabeth Booker
Virginia or West Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, stitched by Elizabeth M.A.R. Booker in 1824. Exceptionally wide floral border with prominent roses among other flowers, enclosing a red brick three story house surrounded by trees and fence, beneath a verse: "The Rose through beauteous/ It''s glorious vernal pride ador(n) / Let her who choose […]
Lot 221: 2 Memphis, TN Stoneware Advertising Whiskey Jugs
Two (2) Memphis, Tennessee stoneware advertising whiskey jugs including: a one-half gallon jug with Albany slip glaze and an inscription reading "Van Fleet and Co, Wholesale Druggists, Memphis TN" to one side and "Plantation Chill Cure is Guaranteed, Try It" to the other, 8 1/2" H and one brown over white slip one-half gallon jug […]
Lot 222: 19th Century Walker Family Sampler, Silk on Linen
Family register sampler of the Walker family of Rogersville, Tennessee, circa 1845, silk on linen, worked by Ella L. Walker, daughter of Frances Grantham Rogers Walker (1795-1883) and her second husband, Dr. Hugh Kelso Walker (1802-1866). Featuring rows of both uppercase and lowercase alphabets over a listing of family members and a verse and signature […]
Lot 219: G.N. Kidd TN Advertising Whiskey Stoneware Jug
West Tennessee stoneware advertising whiskey jug, Albany over white slip glaze with cobalt stencil reading G.N. KIDD LIQUOR * DEALER GRAND JUNCTION TEN. 6 1/4" H. Late 19th/Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with one shallow fleabite to rim and scattered firing imperfections.
Lot 220: Memphis TN Advertising Whiskey Jug, Century Liquor & Cigar
Memphis, Tennessee stoneware advertising whiskey jug, Albany over Bristol slip glazes, 1/2 gallon capacity, body with black stencil reading CENTURY LIQUOR & CIGAR CO. 224-2241/2 MAIN ST. MEMPHIS, TENN. 9" H. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Scattered shallow chips to rim, top of handle and shoulder. A couple of chips to lower body near rim.
Lot 217: Two West TN Slip Decorated Pottery Forms
Two (2) West Tennessee earthenware transitional stoneware pottery pieces, attributed to the Toone Pottery of Hardeman County. 1st item: 2-gallon jug with a rolled flattened rim, pulled handle having a central raised ridge, an Albany-type reddish brown glaze and slip decoration to the body including "2" below the spout for gallon capacity, a ribbon or […]
Lot 218: East TN Stoneware Pottery Jug, Maryville Pottery
East Tennessee, Blount County, salt-glazed stoneware pottery jug. Ovoid form with a double beaded collar, tooling between the collar beads and beveled foot. Impressed MARYVILLE POTTERY lower body and additionally impressed "1" near handle attachment for gallon capacity. 11" H. Note: This piece is featured on pages 27 and 189 of the book TENNESSEE TURNED: […]
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